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+# Template file for 'libstrophe-git'
+pkgname=libstrophe-git
+version=20140203
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
+makedepends="expat-devel openssl-devel"
+short_desc="A minimal XMPP library written in C"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://strophe.im/libstrophe/"
+
+do_fetch() {
+	git clone git://github.com/strophe/libstrophe ${pkgname}-${version}
+}
+
+pre_configure() {
+	touch NEWS README AUTHORS ChangeLog
+	autoreconf -fi
+}